Tereza Cruvinel: the bonfires will burn
"Everyone knew there would be persecution in the Bolsonaro government. However, I didn't think they would so quickly set up bonfires to burn 'PT witches'," says columnist Tereza Cruvinel of Jornal do Brasil; "They will burn the witches wholesale, before even knowing who they are," she affirms.
247 "Everyone knew there would be persecution in the Bolsonaro government. However, I didn't think they would so quickly set up bonfires to burn 'PT witches'," says columnist Tereza Cruvinel of Jornal do Brasil.
"They thought they would first identify the witches, and then exonerate them, disguising the ideological persecution with functional pretexts. But no, they will burn the witches wholesale, before even knowing who they are," he states.
The journalist emphasizes that, "this Thursday, Minister Onyx Lorenzoni, of the Civil House, will dismiss approximately 320 employees to 'depoliticize the government'. Paulo Guedes announces the elimination of 3.100 appointed positions in the name of fiscal adjustment, but some positions will be eliminated because they are occupied by 'suspicious' people. It's a case of combining what's useful with what pleases the boss."
"At Itamaraty, in addition to breaking with hierarchical tradition by allowing younger diplomats to lead more senior and experienced ones, their social media accounts will be scrutinized for posts that reveal support for the Workers' Party (PT), leftist leanings, communism, Bolivarianism, or globalism, and any sign of atheism," he adds. "All this happened on just the first working day of the government."
After Onyz dismissed 300 appointed officials, the journalist wrote: "Then they talk so much about meritocracy. What meritocracy is there if an employee, however competent, risks being dismissed because of their partisan preferences? Oh, the time of the blackberries has already begun."
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